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When entering an order query for how much inventory is available
Presented with the problem: You have a stock of inventory of items you are renting. You know how many you have purchased. You have what customers have ordered for particular dates. You want to know while entering an order, how many items are available for a...
Front end / Back end Split
Thanks Michael, Yes, that is good to experiment with. I have found that many modern offices have a decent enough wireless connection with a router wired into their local network that you can easily use a wireless front end to connect to a back end on a...
Using a function and a modal form to retrieve user data
Fetch! Let's say you want to set a text control to a date allowing them to use either a date picker or the keyboard to enter the date using a mask. Or you may need a dialog box to get a password from a user or a piece of information needed for a report, and you want a...
Using an Access file as a shared library for other Access files
Start by creating a blank Access file anywhere (this will be your library). The only restriction here is that it should be accessible as a file either on the same computer or a shared drive of another computer on the same network as the Access app that will reference...
There’s nothing in my combo box!
Hi Charles, Usually when the item isn't displaying in the dropdown it has to do with either the display properties of the combo box or the value attached to the combo box is not a value in the row source. A couple of things to check: 1. The display columns property. ...
Nested Data Relationships Tutorial
A common database issue in the world is the need to store lists of related items. This might be a Bill of Material (or BOM) for a business application to describe all the parts and assemblies needed to ship a particular product, or it might be something like meal...
Creating Temporary Tables from Queries in Microsoft Access
In certain cases I have used temporary tables in order to speed up reports. In these cases, the queries are usually complex and the backend and / or front end are being run in a multiuser environment with multiple users accessing the reports at any given...
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